Day 11: VLCD #9

Much has happened since my last blog. I am currently weighing in at 185.5. I am down 8.9 pounds since starting the hcg.

On Monday, Mick and I had our first weigh in at the Dr.'s office Mick was down 10lbs! I was down 5.4. We were happy with the results that we had in just 1 week. The diet has not been easy. It takes a lot of planning to make sure that we have healthy items on had to make our meals. It also makes it difficult to go out to eat. We have not attempted to do this yet but are talking about making plans to have dinner with a family member at a restaurant soon. One thing that has been difficult is the social aspect of going out to dinner with friends and family. I miss just being able to go when ever we feel like it and eat what ever we want. I think this has caused me to be a bit depressed. I knew that that the hcg protocol was a huge life change and that I was going to have to commit to complete it. I am currently trying to find ways to make it a bit more exciting now that I am 11 days in. I feel that it I am in a lull eating the same things over and over again. Foods that I really enjoy are shrimp, crab, tenderloin, salads (yes, I mix my vegetables) and Walden Farms dressings. I like the Caesar dressing the best. It makes a good dip for vegetables also. The other night Mick and I experimented with making bison meat hamburgers. We wrapped them in lettuce with tomato, onion, mustard and hot sauce. It was pretty good. I think if I do it again I will make it with lean beef though. I thought the bison had a bit of a gamey flavor.

I have also changed some of my beauty products. I had 2 days where I gained small amounts. I had been borrowing my husbands shampoo which had grape seed oil in it. I changed that and the next day I lost almost 3 pounds. It is amazing how such a small item can make that big of a change in my losses. I also found a nice facial moisturizer at Whole Foods called Juice Beauty. I love it! My skin feels so soft.

Yesterday, I suffered a huge migraine headache. I do not think it was related to me taking hcg because I have experienced these before starting the protocol. I was very nauseated and vomited a few times. All I ate for the day was a chicken breast and some cherry tomatoes. I am hoping that this does not affect my weight loss tomorrow if I resume my normal diet for today. I plan on taking today fairly easy because of how terrible I felt last night.